Zatulin: Today is an important moment when formally friendly  relations between Armenia and Russia develop into trust

ArmInfo. I hope that under  any government of Armenia, Armenian-Russian relations will develop.  On November 30, the first deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma  Committee on CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin  Zatulin told reporters in an interview with journalists in Yerevan on  the margins of the first plenary session of the Lazarev Club,  answering the question of whether or not how he sees the future of  Armenian-Russian relations.

According to him, today is an important moment when, due to a number  of circumstances, formally friendly relations develop into trust. At  the same time, he added that trust has been gained over the years.   "Russia and people like me are closely watching the materials coming  from Armenia, we are watching the election campaign going on. A whole  group of MPs of our committee is declared as observers at these  elections", he said.

He also informed that in connection with the 30th anniversary of the  Spitak earthquake, another Russian delegation will arrive in Armenia.  Zatulin expressed the assumption that Nikolay Ryzhkov, who at one  time took part in the aftermath of this tragedy, will also be part of  the delegation. "We are watching all this, refraining from any public  statements and inserts. We do not want anyone to have a reason to say  that we intervened, and as a result, someone won or lost. And I would  not want put accents who we like and who doesn't", he said.

At the same time, Zatulin stressed that he greatly respects Armenia  as an ally, as a faithful country, with which Russia has  long-standing historical ties. "For me, Armenia is dear, and not only  for me, but for my whole family. My father received his first order  of the Red Banner in Hadrut  for the elimination of the plague in  1935. We wish Armenia first of all that it be internally stable, that  the Armenian people flourish as a result of the political choice that  they make. We did not refuse to handshake to anyone of those with  whom we cooperate, for us there are no prohibitions to meet with any  of the political figures of Armenia, "Zatulin concluded.